Stein



A. G. WIEDMANN.

STEIN.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 7, 1914.

1,344,072. PatentedJune22,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR G. WIEDMANN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

STEIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22,1920.

Application filed October 7, 1914. Serial No. 865,410.

To allwhomitmc concern: 1

Be it known t at I ARTHUR Gr. -Wrno- MANN, a citizen of'the UnitedStates, residing in Kansas Cit in the county of Jackson and State ofissouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Steins, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates in general to steins and has for its principalobject the provision of a cheap and attractive stein which may be usedfor the packaging and selling of cigars, the purpose being to pack thecigars in the stein and to ive to each purchaser of a full package 0cigars the stein in which the cigars are contained.

It is therefore a principal object of this invention to construct astein of cheap ma terials so put together as to give an imitation ofearthenware or crockery so that the stein may be used for the drinkingof beer and the like or to form an attractive ornament in a dining roomor den..

A principal object of this invention is to i provide a stein which whilehaving all of the appearanceof a well designed and attractiveearthen-ware article, will be made largely of tin or other appropriatesheet metal.

A further object of the inventionis the construction of such an articleofrelatively frail material which will be strong and durable and notlikely to be damaged with ordinary handling and use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it isbetter understood from the following description when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stein adapted for the packaging ofcigars and embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a central, transverse,vertical section of the same.

The stein embodying my invention and shown on the drawing consists ofthe sheet drical form and having its longitudinal edges secured togetherthroughout their length at 7 The bottom is secured in placesubstantially hidden by the handle.

in any suitable fashion, being shown in the present instance asconnected to the cylindrical side wall by the interlocking seam 8. Thehandle 5 extends from the bottom of the stein substantially to the topand is interlockingly connected at 9 between the bottom and the adjacentedge of its cylindrical side 3. At the top a pair of lips 10 areprovided which are inserted through suitable apertures in the side walland bent down as shown in Fig. 2. The handle 5 is given an attractivecurve and is located so that the seam 7 between the adjacentlongitudinal edges of the cylindrical side wall is The upper portion ofthe handle is disposed substantially horizontally and is cut awaycentrally atll'to provide a pair of lips 12 which'are bent upwardly intosubstantial parallelism, and these lipsare provided with alinedapertures 13 for the receipt of a pivot pin lwh-ich, as will be laterexplained, pivotally connects the cover to the handle. The upper edge ofthe side wall is bent outwardly and back upon itself to provide a falsewire head or edge 15 which stiifens the structure and provides a surfaceagainst which the cover 6 may be closed.

The cover 6 is curved throughout its central part spherically and isbent first upwardly at 16 and thence downwardly at 17 to provide a restand curved edge adapted to engage over the false wire or head edge 15 ofthe side wall. The cover is also provided with a projection 18 extendingrearwardly and outwardly above the handle and the side edges 19 of thisprojection are bent downwardly into substantial parallelism and fitbetween the upwardly extending lips 12 of the handle. The pivot pin 14passes through suitable apertures in these wings to pivotally connectthe cover in place. The

projection 18 extends rearwardly? of the the effect desired.Earthen-ware itself or a fine cement may be used. Indeed numeroussubstances are believed to be available for this purpose. The effect ofan earthen ware or ceramic articleis further produced by embossing thedesign, as seen at 22 in Fig.

2, the embossing with the surfacing creatmg the impression on the eye ofa molded earthen-ware article.

' It will be obvious that a stein constructed as described will bestrongand durable by reason ofthe efficient connections between the variousparts, and by reason also of the diameter or spherical shape given thecover, the convexity of the outer surface reducing materially the dangerof denting. Where the cover is opened by pressing upon the thumb-piece20, this thumb-piece may pass downwardly through the aperture 11 topermit the cover to fall completely back out of the way of the persondesiring to drink from the stein. The diameter of the article describedbeing merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim: a 1. A package for cigars and other purposes, comprising asheet metal body having 'a beaded cylindrical edge around its mouth;

handle united withthe body; and a hinge pin pivotally connecting saidthumb piece with the handle. y a

'2. A package for cigars and other purposes, comprising a sheet metalbody; a sheetmetal outstanding handle united with said body and havingat its sides integral upstanding lips 'formed by cutting out and bendingup a middle portion of the handle; a cover fittingathe mouth of saidbody and formed with .an outstandingthumb piece extending overganddepressible into the out out part of the handleanduformed with depending sideedges parallel with said lips of thehandle; and "a pivot'pinconnecting said lips with sai'dside edges of the thumblece. a p ARTHURGQWVIEDMANN.

Witnesses: I

PQL. REID,

